Question #2 What is the major theme of this novel? why is this theme important to a teenager living in 2008?

The major theme I think is looking yourself correctly. The novel starts with Guy Montag thinking of the reason of his unhappiness on his life; I thought that Guy really didn't know the reason of his unhappiness on his life because he didn't know himself well. He just reflected him as a fireman, thinking the kerosene as a perfume. But, after meeting Clarisse and being asked if he is happy or not, he starts to find himself. Also, at the end of the sory, Granger talks about building a mirror factory to take long look in themselves. This means that people living in their world should look upon themselves, to know what they really are.

Just as the people living in the world of 'Fahrenheit 451,' teenagers living in 2008 doesn't know who they really are. The people living in the book's world are buried in the media: television, radios; like them, teenagers are all buried under homeworks, projects, tests, or other playing materials. By spending time on the school works or spending time on using computer, teenagers don't have any time to spend on to find their real looks.

Since I am one of the teenagers, I also feel that I am buried under all other things; after finishing the schoolworks one by one , and playing, I get out of the pile, but soon realize that the day has already ended. I find myself standing in middle of the dawn, looking at the dark and black sky. I feel that the dark and black sky represents myself, because I don't recognize myself. Sometimes, I find the shining stars saying 'this is you!', but soon find that they already faded away, and forgets about the shining stars.

What I want to say is that we all seem to live by the rules, that are made by ourselves. We should spend a little bit of time to look at ourselves; like when we watch television or do some other stuffs. Then, we would know more about ourselves and enjoy our life :)...